Brignoles grades D− overall: behind almost every compared French town, and #67 of 73 in Var. Its weakest subject is safety (D−): an average of 13.7 recorded violent incidents and 29.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,648/m², a 70 m² home costs 7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 75% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 13% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Brignoles with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brignoles.
Safety
Brignoles records more crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
All told, Brignoles had 762 recorded offenses in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Brignoles (12,300 to 6,700): it draws people in from around. More of the graded crimes in the town were theft from vehicles than anything else (2025).
13.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles223
Criminal damage205
Other physical violence112
Family violence97
Burglary55
Vehicle theft40
Sexual violence30
Theft without violence196
Fraud153
Drug use125
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
29.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
762
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
HealthHealth D
Deaths in Brignoles run above what its ages would predict: 111 per 100 expected, more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Var, life expectancy at birth reaches 86 years for women and 80.3 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 1,757 deaths in Brignoles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,443: 22% above. This Var town has 11 family doctors.
+11%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted111
Median town88
Expected100
11
GPs in Brignoles · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
0.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Brignoles Jean Marcel
86 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Var, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The median home in Brignoles sells for €2,648/m², against €3,797/m² in Var’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Brignoles: €3,077/m² for houses, €2,250/m² for apartments. Houses accounted for 45% of sales, apartments for the rest. Advertised rents are estimated at €13.07/m² a month, lower than Var’s towns (€14.43/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,648/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brignoles€2,648/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Var median€3,797/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,077/m²
344
Apartments
€2,250/m²
425
€13.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.09 to €16.93/m² a month)
7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,360
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
10 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, above Var’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Brignoles is Dolmen n° 4 des Adrets. The protected list starts in prehistory. The town has 5.6 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Incomes in Brignoles run lower than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns: a median €22,510 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate comes to 14.5%. At the census, 4.7% of working residents in Brignoles didn’t travel to work at all. 12.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot10%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
12,300
jobs based in Brignoles, 1.8 per working resident
14.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,510
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 71% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 4.4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 91% passed the bac pro, of 123 candidates at 2 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #34 of 63 in Var. The bac pass rate near Brignoles is 94.2%, about level with Var’s towns (93.7%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 12% of people in Brignoles are 15 to 24, more than in both Var’s towns and compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Var’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 22% of residents. Also worth knowing: among adults, 21% have a degree.
42.6median age
BrignolesVar medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Var 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Maison Romane: Photo: Rvalette · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmen n° 3 des Adrets: Photo: Philippe Cosentino · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolmens n° 1 et 2 des Adrets: Photo: Dubosc Jean Marie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien Palais des Comtes de Provence, actuellement musée du pays brignolais: Photo: Rvalette · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jean-Jacques Marcel: Panini, Public domain · François Just Marie Raynouard: Bonvoisin/Couché, Public domain · Louis d’Anjou: Piero della Francesca, Public domain · Joseph Parrocel: Old engraving from the 17th century, Public domain · Alain Bergala: DeuxPlusQuatre, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Victor Nicolas: Vincent Nicolas, son of Victor Nicolas and father of Marcvjnicolas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Brignoles’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brignoles
Is Brignoles safe?
It grades D− for safety, #69 of 73 in Var. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 55 burglaries and 205 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brignoles good?
They grade C, better than 30% of compared French towns and #34 of 63 in Var. The lycée stands out: 99% of 93 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brignoles expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Brignoles grades C− for cost of living.
About Brignoles
Commune in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Brignoles is a commune of 17,850 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Provence Verte. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
